Form Ab-3 - Application For Agricultural Classification Of Lands (Page 5 of 6) in pdf

Part II

Instructions for Application for Agricultural Classification of Lands

(All sections of this form must be completed and legible)

Owner’s Name: List the name of the property owner. Only the property owner of record or their agent is allowed

to make application for agricultural classification of lands. Complete separate applications for any land parcels that

are in a separate (different) ownership.

Date: List the date when the application is completed. (This date should match the date the application is signed

on the first page of this application.)

Question 1: Mark the “yes” box if you are requesting that one or more parcels of land in the same ownership be

classified, assessed and taxed as agricultural land on the basis of the owner’s relationship to a qualifying family-

operated agricultural entity as addressed in questions 2 through 10. If the answer is “no” to this question, you need

not proceed any further with this application.

Question 2: If the parcel(s) in question is/are farmed or ranched as part of a family-operated agricultural entity (i.e.

family corporation, family partnership, sole proprietorship, or family trust) involved in Montana agricultural

production, mark the “yes” box and list the ownership name of the entity. If the answer is “no” to this question, the

applicant need not proceed any further with this application.

Question 3: If the parcel(s) is/are at least 20 acres in size, but not more than 159.9 acres, mark the “yes” box,

and list the total number of acres within the parcel(s). If the parcel(s) is/are less than 20 acres in size or greater

than 159.9 acres in size, mark the “no” box. If the answer is “no” to this question, you need not proceed any further

with this application.

Question 4: If the parcel(s) is/are 15 air miles or less from the closest boundary of the family-operated agricultural

entity, mark the “yes” box, and list the number of air miles of distance between the parcel(s) in question and the

family-operated agricultural entity. If the parcel(s) is/are more than 15 air miles from the closest boundary of the

family-operated agricultural entity, mark the “no” box, and list the number of air miles of distance between the

parcel(s) in question and the family-operated agricultural entity. If the answer is “no” to this question, you need not

proceed any further with this application. The number of air miles can be determined from aerial photography or

from maps which show the legal boundaries of the parcel(s) in question and those of the family-operated agricultural

entity.

Question 5: If the property taxes on the parcel(s) in question is/are paid by one of the family-operated agricultural

entities listed, mark the “yes” box, and list the name of the family agricultural entity that paid the property taxes on

the parcel(s). Please attach a copy of a cancelled check to this application as proof of payment of taxes

by the family-operated agricultural entity. If the property taxes are not paid by a family-operated agricultural

entity, mark the “no” box, and go to question #8.

Question 6: If the answer to this question is “yes”, please list the % of the owner’s Montana annual gross income

which was produced by the parcel(s) during the previous calendar year, and go on to question #7. If the answer to

this question is “no”, go to question #8.

Question 7: If the answer to this question is “yes”, please list the % of the family-operated agricultural entity’s

annual gross income that came from Montana agricultural production from the parcel(s) during the previous calendar

year. If the answer to this question is “no”, go to question #8.

Question 8: If the answer to this question is “yes”, please list the relationship of the parcel(s) owner to the family-

operated agricultural entity (i.e. member of corporation, partner, or trustee for family trust). Please attach a copy

of the document(s) that establish a legal relationship between the owner and the family-operated

agricultural entity, such as the document(s) on file with the Secretary of State. If the answer to this question

is “no”, you need not proceed any further with this application.

Question 9: If the answer to this question is “yes”, please list the % of the family-operated agricultural entity’s

annual gross income that came from Montana agricultural production from the parcel(s) during the previous calendar

year. If the answer to this question is “no”, go to question #10.

Question 10: If the answer to this question is “yes”, please list the % of the owner’s Montana annual gross income

which was produced by the parcel(s) during the previous calendar year. If the answer to this question is “no”, the

parcel(s) cannot qualify for classification as agricultural land.

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